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Add: Anderson Varejao (Cle - PF,C)
Drop: Morris Peterson (NO - SG,SF)
Yes, Patrick was the unfortunate soul to have picked up Morris Peterson. And this was in a weekly league, so I doubt if Peterson ever made it into Patrick’s lineup. Varejao might, though.
Add: James Jones (Por - SF)
Drop: Matt Barnes (GS - SF)
Well, it’s kind of a sad statement when it’s me dropping Barnes for Jones because he’s been playing slightly better recently. Really, I just need a F who would produce better small ball numbers than Andrea Bargnani. I know, that’s not asking much.
While we’re in the GMTR Reader’s League, I just wanted to show the scoreboard from last week:
Talk about parity! Only one game that didn’t end up 5-4 (and this was after some of them were as lopsided as 7-2 and 8-1). To give you an idea of how close the league is, the last place team (which isn’t me anymore!) is only 14.5 games behind 1st. That kind of seems like a lot, but in the Dropping Dimes Expert’s League, the last place team (also not me!) is 36 games behind. In fact, the 6th place team is already 15 games back.
So, speaking of the Dropping Dimes League, here’s the recent transactions there:
Add: Anthony Carter (Den - PG)
Drop: Jarrett Jack (Por - PG)
Jack’s FG% is a killer, but he’s probably worth having on your team. Carter is putting up numbers, though, and is definitely better for now. Steve Blake will probably be back soon, meaning that any potential for big numbers that Jack had in the short term will be gone; he played almost 48 minutes in the Blazers last game (it was OT), but didn’t really do as much as you’d expect for someone playing 48 minutes.
Add: Jordan Farmar (LAL - PG,SG)
Drop: Carlos Delfino (Tor - SG)
Farmer has dropping threes lately, but is still splitting time with Derek Fisher at the PG spot in LA. That said, he is and probably will remain more consistent than Delfino. You don’t (or at least, I don’t) want someone who scores double digits every third game and gets double-digit rebounds every fourth game. Farmer’s numbers aren’t great, but they will add consistency to your lineup.
Add: James Jones (Por - SF)
Drop: Carlos Arroyo (Orl - PG)
Looks like I’m not the only one adding James Jones.
Add: Linas Kleiza (Den - SG,SF)
Drop: Rajon Rondo (Bos - PG,SG)
I’m still hanging on to Rajon Rondo in the GMTR Reader’s League, but I guess if you can get Linas Kleiza, it’s probably a good time to do so; he looks like he’s ramping up for another hot streak.
